Leg and foot rest.



HENRY B. WATSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LEG- .AND FOOT REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1'7, 1907.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, HENRY B. WATSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Leg and Foot Rests,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in foot and leg rests, andparticularly to foot and leg rests that are adapted to be made in onepiece or a plurality of pieces and folded and applied to any convenientobject.

The invention comprises the production of a board, and means forsecuring the same to any desired object.

The invention further comprises the production of a board that may befolded, and having means for holding the folding part at any desiredangle, and a hooked rod for holding the device in position.

The object in view is the production of a foot and leg rest that may befolded and carried from place to place and applied toa chair, or thelike, ready for use without the use of tools.

Another object in view is the production of a foot and leg rest that iseasily applied to chairs, and the like, that may be positioned asanentirety at any angle or may have one end thereof secured andpositioned at a different angle from the rest.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter more clearly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chairwith my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an edge view of a foot andleg rest formed according to the present invention. Fig. 3 is a bottomview of a foot and leg rest formed according to the present invention.

In constructing a foot and leg rest according to the present invention,I provide a board 1 formed with a plurality of holes or apertures 2 ofany desired number for accommodating and securing hook 3. Hook 3 ispreferably made from any strong wire and is formed with a crank shapedportion 4 at one end and a hook shaped portion 5 at the opposite end.The crank shaped portion 4 is designed to be inserted through one of theapertures 2 and the hook portion 5 is designed to hook over any desiredobject, as, for instance, the back of a chair, as seen in Fig. 1. On theouter end of board 1, I pivotally mount a second board 6 and secure thesame in place by any desired kind of hinges 7. The boards 1 and 6 arepreferably beveled at 8 and 9 so as to permit the outer board 6 to belowered to any desired angle downward, and, of course, it will beevident that the hinges 7 will permit the outer board 6 to be adjustedat any desired angle upward to a horizontal plane. By

this construction the outer board or rest 6 may be positioned forholding the feet in any desired position. In order to hold the outermember or board 6 in any desired position, I provide a rack 10 rigidlysecured to the lower side thereof which is designed to accommodate abrace 11 as clearly seen in Figs. 2 and 3. Brace 11 engages at one endwith rack 10 and at the other end is I journaled in board or member 1 at12.

backward against a wall, or any stationary object, so as to furtherraise the feet. By thus providing a device for holding the feet elevatedat any desired angle the same are relieved from the weight of the body,while the superincumbent weight of the body keeps the innor end of theboard well in place, and by positioning the same at an elevation themuscles will relax and consequently permit the feet and legs tothoroughly rest.

When the device is not in operation the same may be folded bydisengaging brace 11 from rack 10 and folding the same down upon thebottom of board 1. Suitable grooves as 13 and 14 are provided foraccommodating the ends of brace 11 so as to permit the brace to liesnugly against the bottom of board 1. If desirable the ends 12 of brace11 may be pivotally mounted in suit able bearings at any desired pointalong the bottom or underside of board 1 instead of having the samejournaled in apertures formed in board 1. When the ends 12 are journaledin bearings that are positioned on the lower side of board 1 grooves 13and 14 are unnecessary.

In ordinary use I find that member 3 may be simply constructed as shownand have one end inserted through one of apertures 2 and then extendrearward to the edge of the chair as seen in Fig. 1 but sometimes I findit desirable to provide a groove 15 of a sufficient depth to accommodatemember 3 so that the same will not be felt by the person using thedevice. This will provide a foot and leg rest that possesses manyadvantages in that it will hold the feet and legs of a person in anelevated position and at an angle when the chair to which the device isapplied is tilted or leaned against a wall or any stationary object. Theomission of the movable member 6 and mechanism connected therewith willform a cheaper device, but ordinarily a movable member as 6 ispreferable as it permits the feet and lower part of the legs to bepositioned at a different angle from the remaining part of the legs andbody. Therefore, I

desire to have it understood that I may use either form, as the samecomes Within the spirit of the present in.- vention.

Having thus fully described my invention What I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is A device of the character described,comprising a stationary member formed with apertures therein, a rodengaging said apertures for holding said stationary member in position,a hinged member mounted on one end of said stationary member, a racksecured to the bottom of 10 said hinged member, a bracket secured tosaid stationary member, said bracket being adapted to engage said rackfor holding said hinged member at various angles.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY B. WATSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. HICKS, CHARLES Denis.

